(01-15-2018, 12:30 PM)Herb G Wrote: I need some flat steel bars about 1/8" thick, 1" wide, and 12" long with a slot in the middle of the bar, full length.
I need at least 4 or 5 total.
I will attach a picture so you see what I'm talking about.
I don't have a way to make any, or else I would.
I don't want to spend a fortune on them either.
They are only for holding a Mini Gulp dust hood to my lathe.
Do you know what these bars are called & where I can buy some?
I tried McMaster Carr already.
I have angle steel here that has holes drilled in it, but it's not flat & too hard to work with.
If you can change the material to aluminum the slot can be cut on a table saw or router. Also looking at the pics I think that two flat bars with drilled and tapped end caps would do the same thing.
The material cost is cheap, about $7.00 for 5 pieces of 1/8" x 1" x 12" if you can buy it at a box store or some hardware stores. You are better off with two pieces with end caps because the milling of the slot in a small narrow piece will probably warp as it is milled. If you find a machinist that will mill the slots make sure the steel is hot rolled steel ,cold rolled steel warps easily.
(01-17-2018, 01:19 PM)DieselDennis Wrote: They look like the bracket that comes with a light fixture. Screw through the two slots into the junction box. Fixture screws through the center hole.
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